<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4WD1KF_1H5p6FXu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4WD1KF_1H5p6FXu00" width="945" height="1280" ><figcaption>Summertown quarterback Max Dillard is pressured by a pair of MASE defenders during Friday’s Class 2A second-round playoff contest. The visiting Eagles suffered their first shutout of the season, falling 35-0. JODY MCREE</figcaption></figure>Jason Busby knew his Summertown team didn’t have a lot of wiggle room in its Class 2A second-round playoff matchup Friday with the Memphis Academy of Science &amp; Engineering (MASE). And at no point was that more clear than the touchdown that closed out the host Phoenix’ 35-0 victory.Lining up for a field goal to get on the scoreboard, the Eagles’ attempt was blocked and returned 97 yards with just over three minutes to play. “You go from trying to score three points to giving up seven,” Busby said. “For us, our margin of error was so small that – when we missed by an inch, we missed by a mile. We were so close to making a play, but when we missed, it opened up huge opportunities for them to make a big play.” That was the story of the night for the Eagles (8-4), coming off the program’s first playoff road win and making its second appearance in the second round of the postseason. Playing at Crump Stadium – a home site that MASE utilized en route to a 2024 Class 1A state title – the Phoenix (9-3) parlayed a dominant defensive display with a three-touchdown performance from sophomore running back Desmond Wadley into a victory that sets up a quarterfinal contest against unbeaten Huntingdon, a 42-0 second-round winner over Decatur County Riverside. “He’s been a solid runner for two years,” coach Cedric Miller said of Wadley, who scored on runs of 39, 2 and 19 yards and finished with 120 yards on 13 carries. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=35Kaq5_1H5p6FXu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=35Kaq5_1H5p6FXu00" width="945" height="1280" ><figcaption>Summertown’s Eli Shaffer looks for running room during the Eagles’ Class 2A second-round playoff matchup Friday with host MASE. JODY MCREE</figcaption></figure>“They executed their game plan,” Busby said. “They were huge up front – by far, the biggest line we saw all year. They do a good job of mashing us a little bit, using their size.” It wasn’t just MASE’s offensive line that dominated. The Phoenix’ defensive line proved to be far too much for Summertown’s front and limited an offense that relies on their ground game to 161 rushing yards on 41 carries. The hosts forced three turnovers, including two interceptions as the MASE secondary – much like the entire country Friday – was a no-fly zone. “Those guys are veterans in that secondary. They’ve been with me two, three or four years,” MASE coach Cedric Miller said. “I trust their eyes and what they see based off the way we practiced all week.” Summertown closed out its first year under Busby matching the program’s high-water mark for victories. “Our kids did everything we asked them to do,” he said. “We had that motto – to the last game, to the last quarter, to the last play, we’re going to fight. We’re going to give it everything we’ve got. That senior class did that (Friday night), they did that all season. They set the standard for what needs to come in Summertown football. “I couldn’t be more proud of them.” <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3OyEW2_1H5p6FXu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3OyEW2_1H5p6FXu00" width="1024" height="756" ><figcaption>Summertown coach Jason Busby directs the Eagle defense during Friday’s Class 2A second-round playoff contest against host MASE. Summertown’s 35-0 loss closed out an 8-4 finish in Busby’s first season atop the program. JODY MCREE</figcaption></figure>MASE 35Summertown 0S 0 0 0 0 – 0 M 7 14 7 7 – 35 Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterM – Desmond Wadley 39 run (9:45), Ruben Castro kick Second QuarterM – Jaden Dale 61 pass from Kayden Corley (11:48), Castro kick M – Wadley 2 run (5:36), Castro kick Third QuarterM – Wadley 19 run (0:06), Castro kick Fourth QuarterM – Leandrew Branch 97 blocked field goal return (3:06), Castro kick Team StatisticsS MFirst downs 11 11 Rushes-yards 41-161 27-214 Passing yards 14 72 Comps-Atts-Ints 1-9-2 2-8-1 Penalties-yards 3-24 10-76 Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-1 Individual StatisticsRushingSummertown – Max Dillard 17-67, Colton Pugh 8-45, Austin Reed 5-41, Eli Shaffer 8-11, McKaleb Powell 3-(-3) MASE – Desmond Wadley 13-120, Kaleb Gilkey 5-51, Leandrew Branch 3-18, Jaquinn Welch 3-17, Kadience Nelson 1-10, Jayden Clark 1-(-1), Team 1-(-1) PassingSummertown – Max Dillard 1-7-1 14, Eli Shaffer 0-1-0 0, Peyton Kimbrough 0-1-0 0 MASE – Kayden Conley 2-8-1 72 Receiving Summertown – Colton Pugh 1-14 MASE – Jaden Dale 2-72 </div></body>

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Jason Busby knew his Summertown team didn’t have a lot of wiggle room in its Class 2A second-round playoff matchup Friday with the Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (MASE). And at no point was that more clear than the touchdown that closed out the host Phoenix’ 35-0 victory....

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Jason Busby knew his Summertown team didn’t have a lot of wiggle room in its Class 2A second-round playoff matchup Friday with the Memphis Academy of Scien

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